Ash tray



July 25, 1933. I ARTHUR ET AL 1,920,136 l ASH TRAY Filed March s 1952 FIG. 5

I NVENTO R 5 $9 of its len Patented July 25,

fU NITED fsTArEs N iY-QF ICE= ASH TRAY" Applicatidii nieau aicnsl, 1932. Serial No. 602,262i 1 This invention relates'toimprovernents in ash trays and more particularlyto cigaretteholding'means applicable to any, ashtray of the receptacle or container type.

5 It is among the objects of thejinvention to provide an ash trayembodyingflmeans for securely holding a cigarette in ahorizontal position and which shall be adapted; to retain the ci rette in this'position regardless; g ii or'whether it is abandoned by .the smoker. 1 y g Another object of the. invention s the provision of cigarette-gripping means for ash trays which shall functionto extinguish a burning cigarette which hasbeen placed therein and retained for a given length of timeithereby preventing the cigarette from 'dropping outside of the container as is cus-x i tomary in conventional form-of ash trays nowinuse. Another object'ofthe invention is the pro- Vision of cigarette-holding means for ashtrays which lends itself to become an integral): embodiment of the ash tray itself irrespective 5 of -whether the receptacle is constructed of? stamped metal or formed. of glassor other; e

i 6. therein whichfrorrespondi tother curved refractory substances. 7

. These and other objects of theinventio'nwill become more apparent from a consideration of the accompanying drawing constif tuting apart thereof in whichlike reference charactersdesignate like parts and in which 1 V I vent it fall1ngffrom*1the.tray when it is' Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ash tray em odying the'principles-of this invention; I I p U Figure2 a side elevational view thereof, 1 the sameas m-th'e casewhereath i 1 1 111 partiallyin' section, illustrating the manner of holdin the cigarette on the tray or fe ceptacle; igure 3 a cross sectional view-,o the holding or gripping means as W1ll be hereinafter explained, and Figure 4 a mod fied form-ofreceptacle employing-the cigarette holding means utilized in the structure of Figure 1 ofithe drawing.

With reference to the. several figures of the drawing, the structure therein illustrated comprises an ash trayl of relatively shah 10w construction having a base 2 ,on which it is supported," the tray 1 having its outer periphery interrupted at 3 to constitute hook-like members having undercut portions 4 of a dimension somewhat smaller than the size of the conventional cigarette;

gage a substantial part'ofthe'periphery of a cigarette 'a's is'clearly shown-in Figure 3 The hookv portion 4; is proportioned to enof the drawing, and thedistance betweenthe hook end 5 and theupper edge ofth'e tray is such as to 'efi'ect a decidedicririiping of the body of-the cigarette when placed therem. a

- When. placing a cigarette in the ho'ok portions in themanner shown in'Figure 2 0i" the drawing, it will be firmly held in a stantially horizontal position as shown in this view, and if a burning 'cigarettefis left to burn when so held in the ash tray, itiwill burn no further than' the point at whichit is gripped by the hook-like member 5=at which place its-oxygen supply is cutoff and itiwill go. out without however dropping from. the tray sincefthe gripping eifect ofthe hook 5 is" suflicientj to hold 'it in place.-'

In the construction shown in form in Figure. 4 of the drawing, the hook 'The'function of this form is preciselythe ;same as thathereinafter described, and it will hold acigarett'e horizontally andprebu'rnedidowntoithepoint where it is gripped grippingif elem nt; projects upwardly from the edge-of the'ltray as infFigures' 1 and 2.

The ash trays "or receptacles-maybe produced from-sheet metal'stampingsflor they may beymolded "glass articleswithout' involving any difiicultie's the manufacture ofthe-hookelements,andlwh'en constructed either of the forms shown in' Figur'e 1 or 40f the drawing, thegrippingor holding elements are-= conveniently accessible to the user for holding'cigarettes which are placed therein by merely sliding them into the projecting hook.

It is evident tion of the invention that cigarette ash travs,

from the foregoing descrip the c igaretteswill liold the cigarette in such a way that .it is kept in a'sanitary condition, as the end which has been in the smok- 1 ers mouth will not Contact any part 'ofthe tray. The holder will also; revent the'drop ping. of the cigarettes whic causes burning of table covers or the varnish 3 of the .snp-

holding element of theash tray. Although ,one" embodiment of the invention I has I been herein illustrated and lie? scribed-,2 it wilL-be obvious to those skilled 1 in I the art that i jarions modifications Lina disclosed without I ing {of hook-l departing 'from'the prin-g tions extending upwardly therefrom, the

hook portions of which are adapted-to in- 'timately engage a cigarette and securely hold it in position; 4

a 2. In anash tray the combination with a 'rece'ptacle portionv for receiving tobacco"- "ashes; on the likeof cigarette gripping elemerits formed integrallyywith the-side wall I Jof -Qthe receptacle portion and constituting port on-which the ash tray is-iplacfed and". hooli -likemembers adapted to crimp the cigsuch devices will furtker: furictiomto ex-;-'

"tinguish'the cigarettelif, it is left iinjthe" aret'tes 'placed-therein to'securely hold them in position andiprevent burning of the cigaretfes beyond the point of engagement of theyholdi'ng means.

Ash" receptacles for -cigarettes or the like comprising a. container, having notches formed in the side thereof for receiving and iholdi cigarettes, said notches hethe cigarette when {placed therein.

" a iiinwiiriiY R'rHUR; FRANK G. LESLIE:

orm the.dimensionsof V. 1. which are-less'than the'diameter of the cigv arette', to -effect. gripping; engagement; of 

